Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

Good afternoon parents and students. Please be advised that 8th and 11th grade students will now come to school five days a week beginning on Wednesday, February 17. If you have any questions, please contact an administrator at MACA.

MACA Senior Parents, Not all seniors have completed the FAFSA. The FAFSA is a high school graduation requirement for all seniors. Please complete this as soon as possible. This link contains all the steps you need to complete the FAFSA! https://lela.org/fafsa_completion_guide/mobile/index.html There are two options listed below for assistance with completing your FAFSA. Option A: personally schedule a one on one virtual session with a representative from LOSFA to assist you with completing the FAFSA. If you are having trouble with completing the FAFSA, you can click on the link below to schedule a Virtual one-on-one session with a representative from LOSFA to assist you with completing it at a time that is convenient for you.) 1. click on link below https://mylosfa.la.gov/virtual-office-hours-with-losfa-staff/ 2. click on the yellow box that states "register for FAFSA or FInal Literacy Session," 3. Click on "FAFSA Assistance" to schedule your session. Option B: Participate in the Virtual event open to all MACA seniors on February 24, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 6:00PM (meeting will be VIA zoom. meeting link will be sent in near future) -- Thank you, Maci David School Counselor MACA

Please be advised that report cards will go home today and tomorrow for MACA students. VLA students will receive their report cards through their student emails.

SLPSB is Celebrating Black History Month - February 2021

February Hybrid Schedule

A Message from the St. Landry Parish School Board Office: The St. Landry Parish School District will transition 12th-grade students to daily in-person learning Wednesday, February 3, 2021. This group will be going to school five days a week along with our Prek - 4th-grade students. Students in grades 5 through 11 will continue to follow the hybrid A/B schedule until further notice. Any twelfth-grade student currently enrolled in our St. Landry Parish Virtual Learning Academy (SLPVLA) that would like to return to face-to-face instruction should contact their school-based administrator by Friday, February 5, 2021. Any twelfth-grade student who is currently hybrid and wishes to attend the SLPVLA should contact their school-based administrator by Friday, February 5, 2021.

Good afternoon MACA parents and students. Please be advised that 7th and 8th grade students will take the Math Interim test beginning on Monday, February 1 (A group) and Tuesday, February 2 (B group). 8th grade virtual students should report to school on Monday for 11:45 am. 7th grade virtual students should report on Tuesday for 7:45 am. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Angelle.

Reminder: The deadline to exit St. Landry Parish Virtual Learning Academy in preparation to return to in-school learning is tomorrow, January 22, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. You must visit your child's base school to unenroll. Students returning to in-school learning will begin on Monday, February 1, 2021.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all SLP schools and administrative offices will be closed tomorrow, January 18, 2021.

Parents of MACA students, please review and sign the parent-student-teacher compact that will be going home over the next few days. These forms are to be completed for students who are NEW to MACA this school year. Forms must be returned to the student’s 7th hour teacher.

Congrats to the 2020 SLP Teachers of the Year. Their dedication to their students has not gone unnoticed. We are proud to call them a part of Team SLP. Alcinda James, Lawtell Elementary; Lori Barron, Leonville Elementary School; Sarah Scott, MACA(Not Pictured)

Good afternoon MACA parents, please be advised that students (grades 7-10) will complete Interim testing for English next week. Virtual students have received their schedule of when to report. Students must wear school uniforms. Every student must bring his or her fully charged school issued chromebook. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Angelle

Hybrid Days for January 2021 Visit https://www.slpsb.org/apps/pages/districtcalendar to see the hybrid schedule for each of the remaining months in the school year.

January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month – a good time to salute the work of school board members, especially in these unprecedented times. Your locally elected board members speak out for public schools by ensuring our students have the opportunity to benefit from a safe high-quality education. Their decisions and actions affect the present and future lives of our community’s children. Join us in celebrating School Board Recognition Month in St. Landry Parish.

A Message from SLPSB: We hope you've had a wonderful holiday and are recharged and ready to head back to school! All schools will be open Monday, January 4, 2020. Here's to a great 2nd semester! #ReadyToLearn

Congrats to Sarah Scott on being named the SLP High School Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Scott is a teacher at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts. Mrs. Scott, thanks for your dedication to your school and students. Best of luck in the LA Teacher of the Year Competition! #SLPproud

Good morning MACA family. Today is the last day to fill out the study buddy survey. Please click on the link to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddnoDiSgzNf6V3slDbhjlVTWuCHLVlnASCNH_Ad0e0tMR9pA/viewform?usp=sf_link

We can't wait to see our A Day students in their most festive sweaters tomorrow (Wednesday)! Spirit Week 2020 has been so great that Ms. Olivier decided to add another day at no cost to our students! On Thursday (B) and Friday (A), you can wear blue jeans and a shirt AND A HAT! in Christmas colors 🔴🟢⚪

MACA parents and students, please complete the Study Buddy survey together. You can click on the following link to complete the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddnoDiSgzNf6V3slDbhjlVTWuCHLVlnASCNH_Ad0e0tMR9pA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Having trouble connecting to the internet at home? Need assistance submitting assignments? Want to know how to access parent resources? Join us for "After Hours Family Tech Support" from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at select locations. Check out the flyer for further details.